NYMPHAEA LOTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nymphaea lotus mean? 

• NYMPHAEA LOTUS (noun)
  The noun NYMPHAEA LOTUS has 1 sense:

1. white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians

  Familiarity information: NYMPHAEA LOTUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NYMPHAEA LOTUS (noun)

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Meaning:

White Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Egyptian water lily; lotus; Nymphaea lotus; white lily; white lotus

Hypernyms ("Nymphaea lotus" is a kind of...):

water lily (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)

Holonyms ("Nymphaea lotus" is a member of...):

genus Nymphaea; Nymphaea (the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies)